Orhan Kemal (Author of Bereketli Topraklar 脺zerinde)

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Orhan Kemal

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in Adana, Turkey

September 15, 1914

Died

June 02, 1970

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Orhan Kemal, (Mehmet Ra艧it 脰臒眉t莽眉) writer of short stories and novels was born in Adana in 1914 and died in Sofia in 1970. His father, Abd眉lkadir Kemali, was an MP from Kastamonu during the first term parliament of the Turkish Republic. Abd眉lkadir Kemali, a lawyer by profession, established The Ahali Party which was dissolved causing its founder to have to flee to Syria. In order to accompany his father, Orhan Kemal had to miss his final year of secondary school. Orhan Kemal stayed in Syria for a year, returning to Adana in 1932. He worked as a laborer, weaver and clerk in cotton gin mills. During his military service he was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for his political opinions. Bursa prison became a turning point in his life and art Orhan Kemal, (Mehmet Ra艧it 脰臒眉t莽眉) writer of short stories and novels was born in Adana in 1914 and died in Sofia in 1970. His father, Abd眉lkadir Kemali, was an MP from Kastamonu during the first term parliament of the Turkish Republic. Abd眉lkadir Kemali, a lawyer by profession, established The Ahali Party which was dissolved causing its founder to have to flee to Syria. In order to accompany his father, Orhan Kemal had to miss his final year of secondary school. Orhan Kemal stayed in Syria for a year, returning to Adana in 1932. He worked as a laborer, weaver and clerk in cotton gin mills. During his military service he was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for his political opinions. Bursa prison became a turning point in his life and art work as he met Naz谋m Hikmet who greatly influenced him. On his release in 1943, Orhan Kemal, moved to Istanbul (1951), where he worked as a labourer, a vegetable transporter and then as a clerk for the Tuberculosis Foundation.From 1950 onwards he tried to live upon the income gained from writing. Orhan Kemal died in Bulgaria. His body was returned to Turkey and buried in Zincirlikuyu cemetery.

Kemal鈥檚 first poem was published in Yedig眉n under the name of Ra艧it Kemal (Duvarlar 25.04.1939) Further poems written under the same pen name are Yedig眉n and Yeni Mecmua 1940. On meeting Naz谋m Hikmet, Kemal wrote under the name of 鈥淥rhan Ra艧it鈥� (Yeni Edebiyat 1941) Impressed by Naz谋m Hikmet, Kemal concentrated on stories as opposed to poems. His first story, 鈥淏ir Y谋lba艧谋 Maceras谋鈥�, being published in 1941. In 1942 he adopted the name Orhan Kemal when writing stories and poems in Y眉r眉y眉艧. He found fame through stories in Varl谋k in 1944, his first collection of short stories 鈥淓kmek Kavgas谋鈥�, and first novel 鈥淏aba Evi鈥�, was published in 1949. Early works depicted characters form the immigrant quarters of Adana Kemal described the social structure, worker employer relationships and the daily struggles of petty people from industrialised Turkey. He aimed to present an optimistic view through the heros of his stories. He never changed his simple exposition and thus became one of the most skilful names of Turkish stories and novels. He also wrote film scripts and a play called 鈥溎皊pinozlar鈥�. Dramatisations have been made of 鈥�72.Ko臒u艧鈥�, 鈥淢urtaza鈥�, 鈥淓skici D眉kkan谋鈥�, 鈥淜arde艧 Pay谋鈥�. After his death a novel award was arranged in his name (1971). ...more

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	Bereketli Topraklar 脺zerinde 4.21 avg rating — 1,478 ratings — published 1954 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	72. Ko臒u艧 3.92 avg rating — 1,053 ratings — published 1954 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eskici ve O臒ullar谋 4.06 avg rating — 983 ratings — published 1962 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murtaza 3.92 avg rating — 957 ratings — published 1952 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cemile (K眉莽眉k Adam谋n Roman谋, #3) 3.76 avg rating — 907 ratings — published 1952 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Avare Y谋llar (K眉莽眉k Adam谋n Roman谋, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 657 ratings — published 1949 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Baba Evi (K眉莽眉k Adam谋n Roman谋, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 564 ratings — published 1949 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El K谋z谋 4.06 avg rating — 419 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ekmek Kavgas谋 4.09 avg rating — 401 ratings — published 1949 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Jail with Nazim Hikmet by Orhan Kemal, Bengisu Rona (Translator) 4.21 avg rating — 318 ratings — published 1965 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Bence as谋l 枚lmek, istenilmeyen bir d眉nyada ya艧amakt谋r. Her yirmi d枚rt saatte yirmi d枚rt kere 枚lerek.”
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“Herkes sakiz cigner ama cingene kizi tadini cikarir”
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“Aya hele鈥� dedi Ali. Hidayet鈥檌n o臒lu bakt谋.
鈥淣e var ayda?鈥�
鈥淎濒濒补丑谋尘谋锄鈥︹赌�
鈥淭枚vbe, esta臒furullah,鈥� dedi Hidayet鈥檌n o臒lu.
鈥淣颈测别?鈥�
鈥淎llah谋m谋z ne aras谋n ayda?鈥�
鈥淣颈测别?鈥�
鈥淣iyesi var m谋 lan? Allah谋m谋z ka艧mer mi?鈥�
鈥淜a艧mer ne ki?鈥�
鈥沦辞测迟补谤谋鈥︹赌�
鈥淎llah谋m谋z m谋?鈥�
鈥淭枚vbe esta臒furullah鈥︹€�
鈥淎llah谋m谋z谋 kar谋艧t谋rma arkada艧, bak ana avrat d眉md眉z giderim!鈥�
鈥淜ar谋艧t谋ran sensin!鈥�
鈥淒眉md眉z giderim dedim, giderim. Kar谋艧t谋rma Allah谋m谋z谋. Allah谋m谋z gibisi var m谋?鈥�
鈥淎llah谋m谋z gibi kimse olamaz!鈥�
K眉莽眉k a臒ay谋 hat谋rlayan Ali, 鈥淭abancas谋 var m谋 Allah谋m谋z谋n?鈥� diye sordu.
鈥淥lmad谋臒谋na ne bak谋yorsun?鈥�
鈥溎皊tese olur de臒il mi?鈥�
鈥淏ak hele bak鈥︹€�
鈥淎llah谋m谋za kurban oluyum鈥� Sen?鈥�
鈥淏en de, abooo鈥︹€�
鈥淎llah谋m谋z istese Fatma鈥檡谋 birde bulabilir de臒il mi?鈥�
鈥淏颈谤诲别.鈥�
鈥淏ulsa, ah bir bulsa鈥︹€�
鈥淣e verirdin Allah谋m谋za?鈥�
鈥淎llah谋m谋z ne yaps谋n bendeki 枚teberiyi? Onun hazineleri var Kafda臒谋鈥檔谋n ard谋nda. Allah谋m谋z bu鈥�”
― Orhan Kemal, Bereketli Topraklar 脺zerinde

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